Researchers from UB and UNAM Explore Areas of Collaboration

On August 27-28, 2009, a delegation from the Instituto de Ingenieria at the Universidad Nacional Automoma de Mexico (II-UNAM) visited MCEER, University at Buffalo, to explore areas of potential collaboration on research topics in earthquake engineering. Discussions focused on three major themes:

Interchange of experiences and experimental training

Hybrid simulation of large-scale structural models to trace generation of damage to collapse

Seismic behavior and design of bridges including protective systems and health monitoring

The event was organized by Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo. Other participants were Andre Filiatrault, George Lee and Mark Pitman, University at Buffalo; and David Muria Vila, J. Alberto Escobar, Roberto Gomez Martinez, Juan Jose Perez Gavilan, and Roberto Sanchez Ramirez, II-UNAM.